Later this spring, we’ll complete our Smarter Balanced Assessments for students in Grades 3-5. Unlike multiple-choice assessments, these State tests better align with the typical work we do in classrooms
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Practicing our Lockdown Procedures

For school safety, we practice many different drills at Molalla Elementary (fire drills, evacuation drills, earthquake drills, lockdown drills). Today's drill was a Lockdown Drill. It started by announcement at 9:35 a.m., and it concluded by 9:40 a.m.
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Literacy Approaches Refined

Moving our MES student to the next level in Literacy requires a sophisticated understanding how kids learn at different rates and different skill levels. Yesterday, all elementary teachers from across the District came to MES to work with two consultants from the Beaverton School District.
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Welcome Camerina Galvan

Since 1994, Todos Juntos has been providing and sustaining programs for youth and families in Clackamas County. Thanks to a 2-year grant, Camerina Galvan has been hired by Todos Juntos has a Family Resource Coordinator for the Canby and Molalla River School Districts.
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Indicators Keep Climbing at MES

We've seen some data come out that summarizes our school's progress. We're pleased with our momentum at MES. Despite the hiccups in the TIDE platform that impacted kids' ability to take the SBAC State assessments smoothly, we fared well.
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Announcements

The Oregon Department of Education provides families in Grades 4-5 with individual student reports that detail progress on the new Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBAC). These new Statewide assessments are scored differently than the former OAKS multiple-choice tests, and the bar was raised. The information on your child’s performance is one indicator of how he/she progressing in school. We’ll continue to look at SBAC results, as well as other measures, to help MES students perform well in 2017-18.

If you have a 4th or 5th grader, look for the report next week, review it, and contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions. (Last year’s 5th graders’ reports will be sent home from the middle school because they’re now 6th graders.)